The dune at our back door.

These things are huge. It took about 10 mins to get to the top but the sunset was worth the pain. I think all those Red Arrow walks at home came in useful. That´s Lundy in the dark blue shirt, I think his lungs are hurting already. Where´s the polariser filter when you need it?!

Too Much Sand

November 17th 2004
Tuesday afternoon we caught a bus down to Huacachina, a small oasis town outside of Ica. It was really good to finally be out of Lima and actually on the road to La Paz in Bolivia. Huacachina's surrounded by massive sand dunes that you don't want to climb more than once, but the views from the top are worth it. As soon as we got there we headed straight up the dune that was behind our hostel ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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